The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-03
BHIC-A-BRAC.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES.


A New York girl while visiting Boston
Went to walk; but the first street she |
crossed on
Took her out Of her way,
So she travelled all day,
And arrived at the spot she got lost on.
A Boston girl went to New York,
And tried eating ice. cream with u fork;
But the tax and the strain
Proved too much for her brain,
80 she went back to baked beans and pork
The disease of the mctcr-Gas-trick
fever.
How to make money fast-Nail Il dollar
to the counter.
Use DR.. Pierccs 'pcllcts' for I'LL bilious
attacks.
The best chest protector-Fifty cents 10
the baggagc-master.
"Faiut heart never won fair man" is
the way the girls write it in lcap,ycar
Parting is not sweet sorrow to the mean
man who must part with his money.
1t much easier to lay plans than il is to
hatch them.
People who CITY into passion are apt|
to get their wings scorched,
The Ohio boy who has been killed by m
orange peel didn't slip down on it; he ate it.
There arc few men who do not think
they are strong enough TO "hOld an Office"
Artificial flowers arc now SO cXquisitrly
scented that they are mistaken for natural
flowers
For an agreeable breakfast a good ccl'
depends upon having the skin taken of
before frying.
1t doesn't speak much Of the size Of Il
mans mind when it takes him only min
ute to make it up.
An English paper says that Americans
arc good listeners. Our invention Of the
telephone proves it.
She-Do you believe in love at first sight?
Hc-CCrtainly, my dear; I've loved more
than hundred women at first sight.
When candidate gets into the hands of
his friends, the next move is to get their
hand i'll his pockets.
mo-" she said, Swcctly, q don't object
to the smell Of a cigar; its the smell of the
smoke don't like"
The proper question TO ask young
woman who is about to clopc is, Docs
your mother know your routc:"
Every atlIiCtion has its blessing. The
man with wooden leg never knows what
1t Is to have rheumatism in that ankle
A young man calls his sweetheart "rarc
opportunity" because she is worthy Of be
ing embraced.
An exchange says mush has become a
popular dish in society. Nothing seems TO
take like something soft
Black eyes denotes passion. 1t is gcncr-
ally safe to say that the man with a biaci,
eye has angcrcd some one.
1t is very strange that after 4 horse i
broke he is worth twice as much. While
after man is broke he isn't worth Il cent.
Soap doesn't cost as much as diamonds,
but lots O people don't seem to be able to
afford BOTH
The size of mems pants is to be increased.
So glad. The dudes can now have sit.
ting down spell. ..
"Dcbutantc" asks: "What is The best
costume for hall?" That rcncnds. 4
fishball looks best in brown, with pork cut
bias
YOU'RE the greatest woman ever heard
Of, said the boy to his mother; "you tell
me have bad temper, and yet blame me
for losing it,
Doctors say that people would hr hca].l.
Ter II they ate more onions. Undoubtedly
they would. 1t would keep them from
going out nights.
y Washington clerk who had a kcc OF
specie drop OH his finger is one of the few
people who ever lad too much cash on
hand.
Two Connecticut lovers have i,I., molr
up after a quarrel which took place IS
years ago. Some people cannot holI
| malice.
A co,ntrv no,,.o,,,,,o,.... ,.,1.,.. .,
report contains the item "rhcrc has not
been enough country butter in town tbi,
week to grease a gimlct."
.Japancsc soldiers corrv fms IF ,I,,,.,,.,.
all as urlv rs those Srnt ~ Iio c1,? ',,v? %tu
don't Wonder thny II,nl ,, MI
more effective than guns.
A man in one Of tbc ,uburhs kno,y. ho,,
to play on two corncts at once TEr un.rh.
| bors say that they don't Object 70 III, i;nn,y-
ing how, but he had better not trv 70 40 #
,-;r,in;o .;., ,: - Wv '''
turned out to be a duke, Wc'yc ''H no mi'V mii\,
for her She should have known What he
was before she married him. ''''' ~
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